Former national chairman, Justice Party (JP), and NADECO chieftain, Chief Ralph Obioha in this interview says President Goodluck should stick with the promise he made in Kaduna during his 2011 campaign drive and not run come 2015. He says the number one citizen should focus on tackling the immediate problems of power supply, joblessness and security instead of pursuing the issue of another term.
The next general election is three years away but many are begining to draw inference on the line of argument of Mr President that he is still serving his first term. One Cyracus Njoku, a member of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Abuja Municipal Area Council, had approached an Abuja High Court to stop Jonathan from contesting in 2015, alleging that he is running his second term in office.
Whether President Goodluck Jonathan will run or not looks like an open-ended question. Who becomes the next occupant of Aso Rock Presidential Villa, Abuja in 2015 is generating weird calculations among political power mongers when the incumbent has stayed barely one year out of four.
Nigerians from different walks of life have reacted to President Goodluck Jonathan’s s perceived econd tenure bid. While some were of the opinion that he should be given a chance to perform, others are saying that this present administration is suffering many challenges which he has not been able to control. Sothere is no guarantee that he will do better if given the second chance.
THERE is something that is used in identifying every country of the world. This identification mark is, however, more possible with countries that are homogenous in composition. But on the contrary, in heterogeneous countries like Nigeria, it is very difficult to lay claims to such items of referencing or something of a commonality with which to say, yes, here comes, Nigeria.
The newspapers, magazines, radio and television have been awash with the speculation about President Jonathan’s state of mind with regard to whether or not he is again running in 2015. That’s three years away, but near enough for Nigerians to read his lips and hear all the body language.
ON World Press Freedom Day in Nigeria, there was no press statement from the various media groups in the country. There were no rallies, conferences or visitations by the journalists or media groups. When the press releases came, they were late.
GENERAL Andrew Azazi’s speech at the just concluded South-South Economic summit was spot on. Albeit too many analysts and political masquerades have tried to deconstruct the speech into components that suit their selfish political objectives, the keynote of the NSA was clear – that political discontent engendered by the outcome of the 2011 presidential elections, created conducive nesting environment for the escalation of the Boko Haram Jihad.
THE Theme of today’s May Day celebration in Nigeria, “Right to work, Food and Education: Panacea to Insecurity”, would not have come at a better time. But beyond speeches and rallies, there is growing frustration among workers that labour leaders in the country are fast abandoning them to their fate in abuses and victimisation by employers.
IT is May Day. As usual Nigerian workers will join their counterparts worldwide to organize rallies, essentially protest rallies to draw attention to issues of interest to the working class.
The danger is clear and present
When a fortnight ago, the American and British governments issued a terror alert, the response from the Federal Government of Nigeria can best be described as lame. That was not the first time. The government, through its Information and Communication Minister, Labaran Maku, said such alerts coming from America and Britain would only serve to further instill fear in the citizenry; that such do not in any way help to bring calm.
